Day: August 29, 2018

Image copyright Tass via Getty Images Image caption Bruno Charles De Cooman was found dead in Serafimovich Street, an upscale area of central Moscow A Belgian executive working for a Russian steel company has been found dead after falling from a nine-storey building, Russian media say. Dr Bruno Charles De Cooman was Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK)’s…

Image copyright PA Former SNP leader Alex Salmond has resigned from the party amid allegations of sexual misconduct. In a statement he said he wanted to avoid internal division within the SNP, which has faced calls to suspend him. He has denied any wrongdoing, and said he intended to apply to rejoin once he had…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The opposition blames President Macri’s centre-right policies for the recession Argentina’s government has unexpectedly asked for the early release of a $50bn (£37.2bn) loan from the International Monetary Fund. An economic crisis has led to rampant inflation and the Argentine peso has lost 40% of its value so far this…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Three million people have been displaced by the conflict The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has rejected a UN report which said some of its attacks may amount to war crimes. The report contained many inaccuracies, a coalition statement carried by the Saudi state news agency said. In the document, UN…

Image copyright David Swanson/ Philadelphia Inquirer Image caption Mr Bobbitt (bottom left) lived with the couple, but is now back on the streets A homeless man is suing a US couple who raised more than $400,000 (£307,000) to help him, alleging they used the funds as their own “piggy bank”. Johnny Bobbitt went viral last…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Experts say the loss of password details could be “severe” Air Canada’s app has suffered a data breach resulting in the suspected loss of thousands of its customers’ personal details. The airline has warned that users who had entered their passport details into the product may have had that data…

Image caption File photo of a polar bear A hunter has been killed in northern Canada in an attack involving a polar bear and her cub, and two other hunters received minor injuries. The hunting party from Naujaat, Nunavut, an Inuit hamlet located on the Arctic Circle, were out seeking narwhal and caribou when they…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Don McGahn (left) is to leave the White House in the autumn, according to Donald Trump US President Donald Trump has said White House lawyer Don McGahn will leave his post in the coming months. The president tweeted that Mr McGahn would depart after the confirmation of a Supreme Court…

Image copyright AFP Image caption Puerto Rico has struggled to recover from the effects of Hurricane Maria The mayor of the Puerto Rican capital San Juan says President Donald Trump’s response to the hurricane that devastated the US territory last year is a “stain on his presidency”. Carmen Yulin Cruz’s comments came a day after…